Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-31
VOL. XII: NO. 1856.

and at the same time seized the knife
from the table and ran after me. l ran
to the bedroom. He followed me.
picked up hammer from 8 chest under
the bed, when ne made another lunge a.
me with the knife and l warded it of,
receiving a slight cut in the hand. l
then struck him with the hammer. He stag
geTed and followed MIN and struck him
again with the hammer, the hammer
sinking into lis skull as far as the handle.
He staggered and fell back on the sofa
dead. Tuls occurred about 10 O'clock D.
nj. Expecting my son home every mo-
ment, and to avoid my son seeing what
had happened, took the body from the
sofa and put it on tie floor close by the
wall. I then took Bohle's sleepi g-cot
and placed it on its side before him and
leaning against the wal, covering the ends
with some clothes Nv son came home
ana we went to bed together in the bed
room.
Where's Augusta he said.
"'He's gone out said /.
Goa Friday, January 81, as soon SIS my
boy left the house for his WORK, l went
oug to buy rubber bag to pui the body
in. l was unable TO get d bag, and
cents per yard. | bought 8 butchers saw
for 20 cents. | drank much whisky, and
got back to the house at 9 m. | spread
the rubber cloth on the floor and
laid the body on it. l then started
to cut him up. l first cut the head from
the body and then laid it aside and
wrapped it in q newspaper and part of
his clothing. | then cut both legs off,
and l think the left arm close to the
shoulder. l then took Bohle's trunk.
The trunk was too short, and | cut off
the feet and put them in the trunk. then
put the body on top of the legs, and
think the arm on top of the body.
took part of the clothes of deceased and
some paper d wiped the floor with
them and then put ITEM on top OF the
body in the trunk. | locked the trunk
and dashed it with ropes. | thea left my
house, after cleaning up the blood the best
| could, and locking the door.
Taking the head under my arm, which
was thea wrapped up in clothing,
belonging to BOhle, and also some news
papers, | went to the Grand street ferry
went to the toward part of the ferry
boat, leaned over the front railing looking
into the water, and when the boat got
midway into the river dropped the head
and clothing into the water. l am sure
the paudle-wheel struck It. | then
went to the house of Henry SiefeI,
No. 225 ThOrp avenue, and learning that
Siehe was sick told ais wife that August
BOhle had gone to Chicago the night be
fore. then returned to my house, ar
irving there about O'Clock in the after
noon, and between and O'Clock the
same afternoon, with the assistance of TN
Italian whom | met in the street and gave
q quarter, took the trunk to the saloon on
Grand street and asked permission to
leave it over night, which was granted.
called for it Saturday morning about
O'Clock and brought it out on the side
walk. l gave carman 80 cents to take
it to the saloon Of Henry Benz, 395 Kent
avenue, Bro klyn. l got permission from
Benz to leave the trunk there few min
utes until l went to WestcOtt's express
offi;e. l told the expressman where he
was to call, and returned to Benz's
store. | got some mucllage and
put this label on the trunk:
"John A. Wilson, Baltimore, Md.
To be called for" After placing this
label on the trunk, left the store and re-
quested Benz to give the trunk to the
expressman and take his receipt, and
would call for it in the evening. / called
that same evening and received the re-
ceipt from Benz. thed left and went
home -